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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
acceptance
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
all
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From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
assured
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
Baron
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
bound
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From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
dedicate
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
devoted
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From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
EARL
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
end
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
greater
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From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
happiness
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From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
HENRY
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
HONOURABLE
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
lengthened
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From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
lines
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
Lordship
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
love
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
makes
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
meantimenounUS /ˈmiːntaɪm/
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
moiety
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
pamphlet
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
RIGHTnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
show
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From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
SOUTHAMPTON
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
superfluous
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
Titchfield
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
untutored
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
warrant
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
whereof
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From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
wish
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From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
worth
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From this reading The warrant I have of your honourable disposition, not the worth of my untutored lines, makes it assured of acceptance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Were my worth greater, my duty would show greater; meantime, as it is, it is bound to your Lordship, to whom I wish long life, still lengthened with all happiness.
WRIOTHESLEY
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From this reading TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY WRIOTHESLEY, EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON, and Baron of Titchfield.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The love I dedicate to your Lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a superfluous moiety.
yourspronounUS /jʊrz/
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading What I have done is yours; what I have to do is yours; being part in all I have, devoted yours.
